An ongoing project that aims to help Indigenous people prosper alongside buffalo at the Fort Peck Indian Reservation has received a fouryear, $5 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. The grant was awarded by the America the Beautiful Challenge program, with funding support from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Robert Magnan,

Superintendent Dan Schmidt received a star quilt for the Poplar School District from the Gourneau family in memory of the late Frank Gourneau Jr., who was an athlete and a longtime, dedicated fan of the Indians. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

Thank you to the road crews working to clear roads for students to get to school. The bare ground was covered by four inches new snow Wednesday morning and more Thursday. Upcoming events include 1) “Senior Night” on Saturday, Feb 10. LCHS vs Scobey. 2) District 3C Tournament in Glasgow, starting Valentine’s Day, Feb 14. 3) Valley County Spelling Bee held Feb 21, at the Lustre Grade School

A fifth-grade student came away with top honors from the Wolf Point spelling bee held on Thursday, Feb. 1. Kori Hentges went through the competition’s 11 rounds without missing a word in order to earn the championship. The bee is open to students through eighth grade. Hentges and Rhian “Miggy” Tumonong were the only two participants remaining entering the 11th round. Chaz Kegley

With the goal of improving the Wolf Point School District, a strategic planning meeting featured school officials, teachers and community members on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Emily Dean, director of advocacy for the Montana School Boards Association, led the sharing of ideas. One of the items was listing between three and five goals to be reached during the next 10-15 years. Dean said some of the goals